CLEARLAKE, Calif. – With the Clearlake City Council having received a resignation letter from its current attorney, the council now invites interested firms and attorneys to submit written proposals to provide city attorney services.

The council formally received the letter from City Attorney Malathy Subramanian, of the firm Best Best & Krieger LLP, last week, as Lake County News has reported.

Subramanian, who has been Clearlake's city attorney since January 2008, said the letter also served as notice of the firm's termination of its legal services agreement with the city.

She said she would continue on as city attorney for 60 days in order to allow the city to secure new legal counsel.

The city attorney is selected by and serves at the pleasure of the City Council and works closely with the council, city manager and other city staff.

As city attorney, the selected law firm or attorney will be expected to provide a wide range of legal services to the city. The city is considering a contract with a five-year term.

Firms or attorneys interested in submitting proposals for city attorney have complete application packets to the city by 5 p.m. Thursday, May 15.

Applicants must submit one original unbound proposal marked “original,” eight bound copies (marked “copy”), and one electronic version in PDF format on CD or flash/zip drive on or before the submittal deadline of the proposal, with a proposed contractual agreement, in a sealed envelope bearing the caption “City of Clearlake – City Attorney Proposal' and “DO NOT OPEN WITH REGULAR MAIL.”

The letter of transmittal portion of the proposal must bear original signatures.

The envelope must be addressed to City Manager Joan Phillipe, City of Clearlake, 14050 Olympic Drive, Clearlake, CA 95422.

For more information and the official request for proposals, visit the city of Clearlake’s Web site at www.clearlake.ca.us or call City Clerk Melissa Swanson at 707-994-8201, Extension 106.